Mariah Carey’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress, Mariah Carey has an estimated net worth of $535 million. Mariah Carey’s remarkable vocal range helped her gospel-influenced dance tunes reach the top of the pop charts in the early 1990s, and she went on to become one of the top-selling pop artists of the last half-century. Her early hit albums included Mariah Carey (1990), Music Box (1993) and Butterfly (1997). She was signed with Sony Music and Columbia Records. Critics winked at Carey’s 1993 marriage to Tommy Mottola, the head of Sony Music and Columbia Records, but her vocal abilities and babe-appeal kept her in good standing with fans and made her a favorite on MTV. Mariah Carey and Mottola were divorced in 1998; Columbia bought out her contract for a reported $28 million Mariah Carey signed with EMI’s Virgin Records for a reported $100 million, but her first Virgin album; her career was seriously derailed with the 2001 release of Glitter, a critically slammed semi-autobiographic soundtrack and movie.
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Tom Cruise’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

American film actor and producer, Tom Cruise has an estimated net worth of $550 million. Tom Cruise made a strong impression in the teen comedy Risky Business (1983) and then had his first box-office smash as the fighter jock Maverick in Top Gun (1986). Cruise and his cocky grin were propelled higher onto Hollywood’s A-list thanks to a string of successful movies.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, 86, has a personal net worth of $550 million. The queen’s wealth comes from property holdings including Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, stud farms, a fruit farm and marine land throughout the U.K.; extensive art and fine jewelry; and one of the world’s largest stamp collections built by her grandfather. Not included are those assets belonging to the Crown Estate, which she gets to enjoy as Queen, such as $10 billion worth of real estate, Buckingham Palace (estimated to be worth another $5 billion), the Royal Art collection, and unmarked swans on stretches of the Thames. The Crown has claimed ownership of these birds since the 12th century when swan meat was considered a delicacy; they are no longer eaten.
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Thomas Tull’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

American entrepreneur Thomas Tull has an estimated net worth of $550 million in 2012. He is best recognized as the founder of the Barbunk, California-based Legendary Pictures, Inc. where he also serves as the chief executive officer. Legendary Pictures Inc. is considered as one of the earliest companies that have raised its capital through hedge fund backing and private equity agreements. Some of the company’s investors include AIG Direct Investments, Columbia Capital, Bank of America Capital Investors,  ABRY Partners, M/C Venture Partners and Falcon Investment Advisors.
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